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There is no appropriate response beyond disgust for the savage act that left 58 tourists dead at the Temple of Hatshepsut in Luxor, Egypt in Nov 1997. The barbarous action of El-Gamaa El-Islamiya (the Islamic Group) was the most recent in a series of attacks to politically destroy President Hosni Mubarak by destroying Egypt's tourist industry. The Islamic Group as late as 1992 received public support following humanitarian actions to aid earthquake disaster victims, but now its exiled leaders are trying to distance themselves from the actions of young members.
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Publication of the 'Inventory of King Henry VIII' in three volumes shows that Henry VIII did not bankrupt England as has been believed. Henry VIII was apparently the richest monarch in the nation's history, with items worth some 300,000 pounds sterling in his palaces and wardrobes, plus another 300,000 pounds sterling worth in military and naval supplies. The Inventory Project is providing new insight into Henry VIII and his historical period as well as into the history of Tudor art.
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The remains of Glanum, an ancient Roman city in what is now France, were concealed by an olive grove painted by Vincent van Gogh. The grove portrayed by van Gogh in his 'Olive Trees with the Alpilles in the Background' lay over the city ruins, first excavated in 1921. An honorary arch and mausoleum, originally on Glanum's outskirts, have been continuously visible since their construction approximately 2,000 years ago.
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